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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Burgis

Revealed: oligarchs spied on UK lawyers who ran Serious Fraud Office cases

Composite picture showing Tom Martin; a private investigator (stock photo); SFO officers; James Coussey; the SFO office and SFO officers

Oligarchs whose business empire was under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office spied on lawyers who ran some of the UK’s most sensitive criminal cases.

The Guardian has obtained surveillance images of former SFO prosecutors taken by hired spies. Their goal is said to have been gathering information on the agency’s activities, identifying its sources and gaining “leverage”.

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